The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-04

and scientific manner. At the First
Baptist Church, Mr.. Veuable spoke OF
Our Modern God-Hs Affairs and
Devotees, "-aud before q large con-
gregstion.
Linden street Christian Church.
Mr.. Biney addressed the young
men on the use of Intoxicating drinks,
taking strong ground in favor OF total
abstinence.
He said that whatever an intelligent
being does should be done for q rea.
son. To act otherwise is to act ir.
nationally. Is there then a god rsa'
son for using an intoxicaut rs q bever-
age? IL there is no good reason for
80 using it then II should not be 80
used. Let MS examine the subject In
view OF msu's nature and wants, and
let us conduct our investigation in the
light OF the mos. recent and reliable
facts OF science.
l. Does the use OF an intoxicant en-.
able the human system the better to
endure the extreme coldf II so we
have good reason for its use for that
purpose. There is, perhaps, no higher
authority in medical science at the
present time than d.. b. W. Richard.
son, of England, who devoted three
years to the study OF this question.
OF his investigation he says:
ITO the research l devoted
three years, from 1861 to 1865,
modifying experiments In every con-
ceivable way, taking advantage OF sea.
sons and varying temperatures oil sea
SOD, extending observation from one
class Of animals TO another, and max
ing comparative researches with other
bodies OF the alcohol series than the
ethelic or common alcohol" Such
extended and varied experiments, con.
Quoted by 30 scientific and impartial
an investigator ne DIR. Richardson, are
calculated to give us the utmost conf.
dence in the results reached. The
doctor says: "The results, confess,
were az surprising 10 me AZ TO any one
elte; they were surprising from their
definiteness and their uniformity.
They were tke most surpris-
ing from the complete contradiction
| they gave to the popular idea that
q cohol is a supporter aud sustainer OF
the animal temperature. II will be
borne In mind that have described q
! flush from alcohol as the first effect
Of II in its first stage, wien into the
paraly zed vessels the lager volume Of
blood Is poured. Ia that state, that Is
10 say In the earlier part Of 1t, / found
an increase OF temperature. This In.
crease, however, was soon discovered
to be nothing more than radiation
from an enlarged surface OF blood; q
process, in fact, OF rapid cooling, fol.
lowed quickly by direct evidence OF
cooling. After this l found
that through every subsequent
stage Of the alcoholic pro-
cess, the stage Of excitement, OF TEN.
porary partial paralysis Of muscle, OF
narcotism and deep intoxication, the
tenn peratuIe was reduced In marked
dtgfee. Thur, by particular and vsritd
experiment, II Was placed beyond the
range OF controversy that acohol,
iOstead OF being q producer oil HEAT IN
thOss who consume II, 10 depfes'
tor." This scientific fact Ia fully sus.
tanned by the testimony Of Dr.. J. ID,
Hooker, who accompanied Sir James
Ross In his Antarctic expedition. he
says: 81 do think that tbs use OF
spirits In cold weather II generally
prejudicial. / epsak from my own
experience. The glass Of grog warns
the mouth, throat and abdomen. But
II never did me one atom OF good
| .E0KARatNtna U "A
by IL; and when continuance
OF extriion or endeavor Ia
called for the spirit does ham,
for then you are colder and more
fatigued a quarter or a half an hour
after Il, than you would have been
without IT," The use OF liquor neither
sustaine nor Increases The neat OF the
body.
9. Dos liquor enable one the better
20 sndufs htst2 DIR. w. b. Carpsn'
ter, ,utnor Of prE3 6s,ay on "Alco
honc Liquois," alter making an ex
massive tcitnti6c Argument, says
"If, then, DOR fundamental poeitionI
have been j7st, and our Argument cor
rect, We should infer that, puttlns
aside ihtir peculiar influence upon
the nervous system, the use OF Alco
holic liquors during muscular exer
ton Ia heated atmosphere, can b
Eo.hiBg else than injurious" Ia sup
port Of this pos ton DR.. Carpenter ad
duces the testimony OF Mr.. Gardinel
who spent several years In Brazil. ii,
eays: whoever drinks stimulating
LIQUORS and travels day alter
day in the sun will certainly suhe
from headache; and 10 countrieI
where miasmata prevail be will be IA
more likely 10 DO attacked by tAe dis
eases which are there endemic" DR.
Daniel, who was stationed rs medica
officer In the equatorial portions o
western Africa, says that he fount
the use OF the ordinary alcoholic liz
uors decidedly inimlcal TO the powe
OF exertion." Experiments with sol
diers marchil < IN hot climates indi
cate the same results. An Englisl
officer who, on a march In India, KEEP
lIquor from bis men, says: "Althougl
the road Ia proverbial for cholera an,
dysentery, and passes through an
healthy and marshy districts, the mel
were iIes from sickness 10 an exten
absolutely unprecedented In GU
marches in IodA. They hsd no chol
era sni no fever; and only two mel
we're lost by dysintery, both Of whom
we're old chronic cases taken out O
the hospital a. Madras. The officer
we're surprised thai the men msrche,
infinitely better, with less fatigue, an
with fewer s,ragglers, than they ha
, ever Known before" Liquor 10 nc
helpful 10 persons exposed 10 heat.
3 Docs alcohol increase or suHtai
muscular power2 On this point ID
Richardson says: From the stady {
the action OF alcohol on the temperI
lure OF animal b dice, ! proceede
a next TO its effects M q sustsiner OF "a
muscular power. Here | had the 81
perience Of the trainers OF athletes I
guide mean experience which
strongly agains, the use Of alcohol .
supporter OF muscular power an
Z endurance. | preferred, however,
test again minut,ly lhs direct fleet
alcohol on muscular c1ntiac ion, N
result being the determination tina
with the exception Of very bru
uerlod duriug the earliest stage OF ale